Over 100 people visited the Newland House Museum in Huntington Beach for the annual holiday reception complete with a Christmas Tree, holiday decor, house tours and delicious cookies & hot apple cider. Many had never seen the oldest HB house, home to the city’s early settlers, William & Mary Newland. The house has been restored [...]
Cedar Fair, owner of Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park, Calif., announced that Surf City local, Scott Tanner, has been chosen corporate vice president of sales. Tanner served as director of sport development for USA Water Polo in Huntington Beach, and also spent 27 years with the Walt Disney Company, including the Disneyland Resort in [...]
Phil Flora of Huntington Beach, California, agreed to pay $32,000 to settle charges brought in February by the Federal Trade Commission for sending out millions of text messages for loan-modification services, aimed at financially stressed homeowners with underwater mortgages. His service used the domain name loanmod-gov.net, but had no affiliation with any government agency. Flora [...]
Huntington Beach Fourth Of July Parade Wows Thousands By Chris MacDonald, Writer, HB Ambassador/The Local News Columnist Photograph by Leslie Gilson of The Huntington Beach Tree Society Recently, I had the honor of co-holding the International Surfing Museum Huntington Beach banner before its float, featuring The Slacktone Surf Band, in the wonderful HB 4th of [...]
The Huntington Beach Police Department’s Website – hbpd.org – has The Crime Mapping Data where you can locate your neighborhood. Thank you to HBPD Lieutenant Russell Reinhart for that information. Travis Hopkins Director of Public Works for The City of Huntington Beach would like you to know about these two items: Water Well No. 2 [...]
Hello Friends, I’d like to start this newsletter wishing the following people a Very Happy Birthday: Huntington Beach Ambassador Chris MacDonald, Long Beach Realtor Scott Kato, Dolly’s Cotton Candy Krista Thompson, Huntington Beach Kiwanis Club Member Nouha Hreish, Orange County Metropolitan Water District Member Cathy Green, My friend Julie Knutson, Makin Waves Salon James Coelho, [...]
By Chris MacDonald, Writer/Photographer, HB Ambassador/The Local News Columnist Hundreds of boat enthusiasts came and shopped for treasurers, from fishing poles to boat parts, at the 16th Annual HB Peter’s Landing Marine Swap Meet recently. Stuff was on sale at discounted prices from tons of vendors. There was also a Food Truck at the event [...]
By Chris MacDonald HB Ambassador, The Local News Columnist The woman who lead the successful team effort to bring the migrating Monarch Butterflies back to HB’s Gibbs Butterfly Park is asking for donations for an educational tile project that shows the process they go through from caterpillars to winging it. Leslie Gilson, Volunteer Restoration Coordinator [...]
A local news report with reps from the Red Bucket Equine Rescue appeared on Los Angeles TV, showcasing the plight of rescued horses, many of them saved from starvation and eventual death. According to the report, the horses must move from their current location in Central Park Equestrian Center. It costs around $400,000 to feed [...]
Hello Friends, I’d like to wish the following people a Very Happy Birthday. They are: Huntington Beach City Council Man Keith Bohr, Long Beach Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce’s Sandy Cajas, Yoga Sandals Ben Frederiksen, Cinnamon Roll Queen Mary Beth Gustafson and Huntington Beach Business Man Brad Greer. Here’s a note from Huntington Beach Police Chief [...]
Visitors to Huntington Beach come in all shapes, sizes, and sides of the law. When a Garden Grove couple came to the beach recently and discovered their parked car had been broken into with a purse stolen, they chalked it up to one of those random acts of unkindness they were victims of. But in [...]
The anticipated Ralph Bauer Park in Huntington Beach looks so enticing–but it’s not open. Touted as the newest of over 7o parks in the Huntington Beach parks system, the beautiful facility features playgrounds, swings, slides, play equipment, a small sport court, and large open field. Several problems prohibit access to this facility, however. It is [...]
I’m Wishing My Friends a Very Happy Birthday. They are: Patrick Wyllie, Rose-Marie Spruill, Manhattan Beach City Manager David Carmany, Diane Anderson, Mark Nelson, The Huntington Beach Wave’s Local Columnist Eva Kilgore, Former Huntington Beach Planning Commissioner John Scandura, Huntington Beach Planning Commissioner Blair Farley and Gyro Kabob’s Deanna Ntzouras. Miracles do happen. Look at [...]
Former Bell city manager Robert Rizzo, one of eight people charged in a public corruption case by the Los Angeles County district attorney, began fulfilling a 10-day community service sentence as part of a guilty plea to driving under the influence of alcohol, and is working during the holiday rush at a Goodwill Store in [...]
Tapping into the roots of Surf City to involve the most organic Huntington Beach locals in commencing their three-day Grand Opening event, a new entertainment and dining complex invites the public to meet some of the top surfers and explore the fun venue with nearly 50,000 square-feet! The longest buffet in Southern California and one [...]
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